“This is awesome because we get to go to Hershey as a team (today) and now we get to go back the following weekend as district doubles champions,” Redkar said.

“The hardest thing for us was to stay focused against our teammates because all four of us are really good friends.”

For Redkar, last season’s Class AAA singles champion, earning a gold medal served as a bit of redemption after losing in the first round of this season’s singles tournament.

He was coming off a strong performance in the first round of the PIAA team championships and carried that momentum into the doubles event, displaying a sharp stroke in the 6-3, 6-1 win over his teammates.

“I really couldn’t dwell on that loss in singles,” Redkar said. “It only bothered me for a couple days and then we had the state team tournament, and then I got focused on trying to win a doubles championship.”

Chandragiri, who played all season with Riley Barrett as his doubles partner, did his part by remaining focused throughout a semifinal win over North Pocono’s Zac Lehman-Mark Burnett, 6-1, 6-0 and in the title match.

“I want to start by saying that Riley could have been in this spot just as easily as I was, and I am very grateful for the opportunity,” Chandragiri said. “Jai and I really had to work hard and we played as a cohesive team.”

Abington Heights’ other finalist, Onofrey-Ostrowski, who had played together all season, were in sync with each other in a win over Delaware Valley’s Carl Pallini-Devin Paulison, the second-seed, 6-3, 6-2.

“We pushed each other in that match,” Ostrowski said. “Whenever we got down, we just pumped each other up and it was a great win to get to the final.”

Onofrey-Ostrowski had their moments and made some outstanding shots in a final that remained competitive, but was played by both teams with a more relaxed approach.

“There is not that much pressure when you play your teammates,” Onofrey said. “We play with them and practice with them all season. We kept it competitive, but if we have to lose to anyone in the tournament, I am happy it’s them.”

Class AA

Using Kazmierczak’s powerful serve and crafty placements from Kutz, Scranton Prep’s team rolled to the gold medals, winning 6-1, 6-2.

“We knew that we had to keep our serves because we have really strong serves,” Kazmierczak said. “We focused on our returns and kept our intensity right from the beginning and maintained it throughout the match.”

Kazmierczak- Kutz, who advanced to the final with a win over Wyoming Seminary’s Andrew Schukraft-Eamon Gibbons, 6-2, 6-0, used their height and ability to cover a lot of ground, denying Kim-Cartwright any openings.

“We played really great,” Kutz said. “Pete is a really good friend of mine and it is more fun to play as a team. We came out and were really ready for this event.”

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